And Russell said, ‘This is terribly unprofessional.'"
Scott added, “I can act as a big brother or dad.
But Im quite a friend of Joaquins.Gladiatorwas a baptism of fire for both of us in the beginning.”
Joaquin Phoenix and Russell Crowe in ‘Gladiator’.Everett Collection
Representatives for Crowe and Phoenix did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly’s request for comment on this anecdote.
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In a 2018 interview withCollider, Phoenix shared his side of theGladiatorexperience.
Suddenly the scale of this hit me and I was overwhelmed by that.
I didn’t think that I was going to be able to make it through that."
I don’t know what you’re gonna do.
This just isnt gonna be possible.’
And Ridley was really smart.
“Tommy was doingLicorice Pizza, advising me how to doNapoleon, Scott said.
“It turned into a lot of fun, actually.
Three of us in this room screaming with laughter.”
